Women&#39;s and misses&#39; underwear



June 19, 1928. 1,674,618

J. Dl cio WOMAN S AND MISSES UNDERWEAR Filed Jan. 22, 1927 ,lf/Q91.

' the inside, the main fabric being cutaway Patented'June 19, 1928i. i

'JOHNDI Cro,l oF NonnIsToWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

:WOMENS AND MISSES UNDERWEAR.

y Application mea cantieri 22, 19271y seria1,N0.162,777.

Y 4This invention relates to apparel,'particu-k larly to combination garments,l and has for itsvgeneral objectthe'provision of a corn-v bined upper and nether garment, the former being similar to the upper portion of a slip andtaking the. place of a shirt or chemise and thelatter being of such construction as to constitute bloomers. l 'I The objectof the invention, more specifically stated, is toprovide-a combination garmentvhaving a novel s ably-secured andlocated atthe front and back so as to increasethe durability and not only reduce' Wear butfl give sufficient additional st'rengthto prevent Wearing in case of sudden strain. s t l An'important object of thejinventlon is to provide a. Agarment of this character so constructedand arranged as to open at the lbackof the Waistline, elastic being provided alongthe line of closure OrfthepurpOseof permitting yieldability toy accommodate bending movements of the wearer While normally maintaining the'` garmenty in snug'engagement about the body so that undesired looseness and gathering or bunching at any localized vpoint or .points will be prevented A still more specific object is to provide a garment of this type` in which the reinforcement at the seat portion constitutes pieces or plies ,secured upon theoutside and at the area `covered by the reinforcing plies. Yet anotherob'ject is to providel a garment in Which thereinforcement for the y.crotch andthe seat are united toeach other andl to theinain rfabric along thesa-nieline or lines,

the number oflines ofstitching needed andv cost of manufacture being consequentlyr yreduced,'the lines of union ofthe yreinforcev vments being coincident with ther inseam which unites the. front and :back b'readths.

A fur-ther object is to, provide garment of. this character which embodies veryfew sections or, parts which may be cut'econoinically from goodsl on ytheWholesale, plan, ifldesired, andvvvhich maykbe'quickly and easily stitched together.,-l

An additional object is ,to providev a com.

"bination garment which ywill be simple and reinforcing means suit-w 'is also equipped with` Vis ordinarily the case. The line of stitching inexpensive to manufacture, neat and attrafcy tive in appearance, durablein service, comA fortable and convenient in use, and a general yimprovement in the art. c

4 With the above and other objectsand advantages in vievv,.the invention preferably consists in the arrangement and combinar-- tion of parts and detailed structural features to be hereinafter more fully'described and claimed,`and illustrated inthe accompanying drawing in Which: y

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the gar,- ment, l f

Figure 2 vis a rear'v elevation thereof, Figure 3 is a detail sectional view taken through a portion of' the seat shovvii'1, the construction of the reinforcement,the View being taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2,

Figure 4L is a similar detail vsectiontaken through the reinforcement at the front.

Referring more particularly to the kdra-W- ingl have lshown the garment as conform ing, generally, to Well accepted standards in so far as style is concerned, at least as regardsrthe Aupper portion which resembles the upper portion of a slip, teddy orthe like.

It is preferable that the front 10 be formed from a Asingle piece and the front includes va torso'or body engaging portion 11 and leg portions 12.V The garment also includes an upper back portion'13 Which is joined at its side edges to the sides of the front top portion llas by lines of vstitching 1,4. The top is shown as provided with a hem 15 Withi11 which is the vusual ribbon, vtape orthe like 16 which may bedrawn to bring the lgarment into proper engagement With the body and tied, as is the usual practice. The top shoulderl straps 17 as 14 terminates at a point spaced from the lower edge of the back member 13 to rovide a loose `flap 18 which slightly overlaps the side edges of the front 10. c

The garment further includes a lower back portion indicated asa Whole by the numeral 19 and thisfmemberis formed with or includesV leg portions 20 secured at their edges tothe side edges of the front leg portions 12 as by lines of stitching 21, The

inner' edges of the leg portions 12 and 20 are secured together by lines of stitching 22.

A very important feature of the invention is the provision of reinforcing means at the crotch and at the seat. The first mentioned reinforcing means is shown as com arising a crescent shaped piece or ply of fabric 28 located at the lower portion of the front member lO with its concave edge registering with thev concave lower edge of the member 10. rlhis reinforcement is secured to the front member 1() bya curved line of stitching 2li. The reinforcement at the seat comprises outer and inner pieces or plies 25 and 26 located respectively against the outside and inside of the lower back ineniber`19 and of course extending to the lower edge of the front ineinber 1() and reinforcement 23 therefor. The front andback reinfoi-cei'nents are secured together by lines of stitching 27, the seam being` a continuation of that formed by the lines of stitching 22 which define 'the in- Se'ams. y The reii'iforcing members 2V and 2G are secured to each other and to the lower back portion 19 by curved lines of stitching 28." It is of course conceivaliile that the fabric of the lower back portion 19 may be left intact at the area covered by the seat reinforcement but in the present instance I have shown the seat portion as cut away or formed with an opening 29 `within the contines of the pieces 25 and 26 so that no strains will come upon the major portion of the goods within this area, any pulling` strains resulting, for instance, from sudden body movements being communicated to the seams formed by the linesof stitching 27 and 28. As these scams consist of several thicknesses it is clear vthat their will have considerable strength and be able to withstand any and all normal strains to which the garment may be subjected in use.

The ends of the legs are suitably heninierl at 30 andprovided with elastic so that the legs will lit snugly upon the wearer as customary in blooiner construction. For holding the garment closed at the back, some suitable fastening means inust be provided and in the present instance I have shown this as including buttons 31 lon the upper haelt portion 13 engagcable bv button holes 32 in the upper corners of the lower back member 19. rllhe upper edge of the lower back member 19 is suitably heinined at 33 and inserted therein is :inelastic strip 311-. which need not extend entirely to the sides of the member 19 but which preferably terminates a distance several inches from the button holes. The purpose of this elastic is to hold the garment snugly about the waist of the wearer while permitting it to yield in accordance with body ii'ioven'ieiits so that undue strain upon the buttons and button holes, or other securing elements, and

front vreinforcement 23.

upon the garment itself will be avoided. The flap 18 extends down below the upper edge of the lower back member 19 so that a certain degree of relative movement of the upper and lower back members 13y and 19 may occur without actual separation.

In the actual making of the garment, it is conceivable that the fabric may be folded and cut, or cut without folding, in such manner that the piece .resulting from eutting out the portion 29 may be used as the It is also conceivable that after the portion 29 is cut out this same piece might be used to constitute one of the seat reinforcements 25 `or 26, itbeing of course necessary in such an event that the leg portions be moved slightly closer to-V gether so as to provide anv overlap at the edges of the piece thus used as a seat reinforcement and the edges atv the cut away portion 29. As a matter of `fact this'latt'er mentioned alternative plan would not be followed. Incidentally, it is believed immaterial how the fabric is out provided of course that "the desired result is obtained.y The garment is put on or taken off in anobvious manner and no explanation in regard thereto'should be necessary.

From the 'y foregoing description and a study of the drawing it will-be apparent that I have thus provided a simply constructed, inexpensive, neat andk attractive and highly satisfactory garment .which will take, the place of the two garments ordi narily required. The device has tlie^advan tage of being allin one so that the upper and nether garments are always in association. The provision Vof theelastic at the `top of the lower back member holds the'garment properly in place without 'any objectionable pressure upon or constriction about the waist inasmuch ask the elastic extends only across the fiat portion or smalllofl the back. It is really believed that the construction and advantages will be readily apparent to one skillediin the art without further elaboration. v

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of the invention it should be understood that the disclosure is simply an exemplification of the Vgeneral principles involved together with a specific means for carrying, them out and the right is reserved to make all such changes in the details of construction and arrangement as will not departfrom the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claim.

Having thus described the, invention, I claim: 1 In a combination garment, a front member terminating at itslower end in leg portions, a back including an upper portion and a separate lower portion, the glatter termi- 'nating in leg portions,'the side edges of both back portions being secured to the-side edges of the front portion,'the upper edge of the lower back portion and the lower edge of the upper back portion being free fromthe front portion and overlapping each other at the waistline, means for detaehably connecting the top of the lower back portion portion, an elastic strip with the upper back within the upper edge of the lower lhack portion for holding the garment snugly about the waist, the upper edge vof the lower ybankv portion having a hem within which said elastic strip is enclosed, and said strip 'terminating atv considerable distances in- JOHN DI oio. 

